Vanitas, Vanity of Vanities. shades of shades

shades of shades 

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可參考 E. H. Gombrich 《陰影：》Shadows

Shade | Definition of Shade by Merriam-Webster

shade

 noun

\ ˈshād  \

Definition of shade

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1a: comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light

b: relative obscurity or retirement

2a: shelter (as by foliage) from the heat and glare of sunlight

b: a place sheltered from the sun

3: an evanescent or unreal appearance

4shades plural

a: the shadows that gather as darkness comes on

b: NETHERWORLD, HADES

5a: a disembodied spirit : GHOST

b—used to signal the similarity between a previously encountered person or situation and one at hand —usually used in pluralshades of my childhood

6: something that intercepts or shelters from light, sun, or heat: such as

a: a device partially covering a lamp so as to reduce glare

b: a flexible screen usually mounted on a roller for regulating the light or the view through a window

cshades plural : SUNGLASSES

7a: the reproduction of the effect of shade in painting or drawing

b: a subdued or somber feature

8a: a color produced by a pigment or dye mixture having some black in it

b: a color slightly different from the one under consideration

9a: a minute difference or variation : NUANCE

b: a minute degree or quantity

10: a facial expression of sadness or displeasure

throw shade

US slang

: to express contempt or disrespect for someone publicly especially by subtle or indirect insults or criticismsChristopher Oram's elegant set is a pillared palazzo; at cafe tables wasp-waisted women sip tiny cups of espresso and throw shade at their rivals from behind dark glasses …— Sam Marlowe

shade

 verb

shaded; shading

Definition of shade (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1a: to shelter or screen by intercepting radiated light or heat

b: to cover with a shade

2: to hide partly by or as if by a shadow

3: to darken with or as if with a shadow

4: to better or exceed by a shade

5a: to represent the effect of shade or shadow on

b: to add shading to

c: to color so that the shades pass gradually from one to another

6: to change by gradual transition or qualification

7: to reduce slightlyshade a price

8: SLANT, BIAS

intransitive verb

1: to pass by slight changes or imperceptible degrees

2: to undergo or exhibit minute difference or variation

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Ecclesiastes 1 King James Version (KJV)

1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?

4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.

5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.

6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.

7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.

8 All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.

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1達味之子耶路撒冷的君王「訓道者」的語錄：

2虛而又虛，訓道者說：虛而又虛，萬事皆虛。

3人在太陽下辛勤勞作，為人究有何益？

4一代過去，一代又來，大地仍然常在。

5太陽升起，太陽落下，匆匆趕回原處，從新再升。

6風吹向南，又轉向北，旋轉不息，循環周行。

7江河流入大海，大海總不滿溢；江河仍向所往之處，川流不息。

8萬事皆辛勞，無人能盡言：眼看，看不夠；耳聽，聽不飽。

9往昔所有的，將來會再有；昔日所行的，將來會再行；太陽之下決無新事。

10若有人指著某事說：「看，這是新事。」豈不知在我們之前早就有過。

11只是對往者，沒有人去追憶；同樣，對來者，也不會為後輩所記念。

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Vanitas, Vanity of Vanities: This is why we can't have nice things

What does "vanity of vanities" mean?

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Brian Overland, Longtime student of history, foreign and US.

Updated Jan 10 2017 · Author has 9.3k answers and 17.7m answer views

Other answerers, I’m afraid, have got this sightly wrong. The meaning of “vanity” has changed in English over the centuries. In the time of the King James Bible and Shakespeare, “vanity” did not necessarily mean narcicism and excessive pride; rather, “vain” more often meant “meaningless” or “pointless.” And “vanity” was “meaninglessness.”

Modern literal interpretations of the opening phrase from the Book of Ecclesiastes, therefore, do not say “You’re so full of pride!” Instead the literal interpretation reads more like this:

Meaningless, meaningless, the Preacher said, everything is meaningless!

But that’s not as poetic as the Elizabethan language, is it?

Why, then does the King James Bible say “vanity of vanities”?? The answer is, because this reflects how the original Hebrew doesn’t just say “All in meaningless,” but gives it extra emphasis… something closer to “Meaningless! EVERYTHING is UTTERLY without meaning!”

And here’s the context of the Book of Ecclesiastes: more than any book of the Bible, the Book of Ecclesiastes (meaning, roughly, the “Preacher” or “the one who addresses the assembly”)… the Book of Ecclesiastes is a book of grave doubts; it appears to be the ruminations of a poet or philosopher who has tried everything and has come to put his trust in nothing. One generation rises, another passes, and the sun also rises — and yet “there is nothing new under the sun”… meaning, “I’ve seen it all.” The battle is not to the strong, because luck and chance seem to decide things as much as anything. And if everything in the end is the result of random chance, then what meaning can anything have? Every generation passes away in turn, and what lasts forever?

It is notable that the Book of Ecclesiastes ends by urging the reader to place his trust in God as the only Eternal Being. But how much this ending was grafted on to make it religiously acceptable has been debated.

The use of “vanity” here is similar to the way it is employed in the Ten Commandments in the King James Bible. “Do not take the Lord’s name in vain” does not mean “Don’t say the Lord’s name proudly.” Rather, it means do not say the Lord’s name frivolously — that is, without proper respect or seriousness of purpose. Or perhaps: “Don’t use the Lord’s name jokingly.”

But the Old Testament priests felt it was so risky to say the name of God without sufficient seriousness of purpose, it was safer just not to say it at all.